What is it about?
This study looks at the similarities and differences in the type of academic errors students with Reading vs Math disorders make.
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Why is it important?
This study showed that students with Reading and Math disorders are more alike in the type of errors they make than different. While a student may have a specific disability, either in math or reading, it is important to assess and provide intervention to all areas of weakness.
Perspectives
I was surprised by these results as I expected students with a disability in one area to be significantly different from those student with a disability in a different area. This study shows that while students may have a specific learning disability in reading, there may be some crossover with math due to processing difficulties and vise versa.
Ms Maria J Avitia
University of Connecticut
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This page is a summary of: Achievement Error Differences of Students With Reading Versus Math Disorders, Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, September 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0734282916669209.
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